Election to the ASA National Softball Hall of Fame and
Museum is the ultimate honor in softball.
Nominees can be elected in the player and non-player
categories. Players nominated must be retired at least three
years from active play at the national championship level and
have been named to at least three ASA All-American teams,
including two first-team selections.
All players who competed at the national championship play
in fast pitch, slow pitch and modified pitch can be nominated
for the Hall of Fame.
Players must get at least 75 percent (nine) of the votes
cast by the 12-member ASA Hall of Fame Committee to be
elected. Players can be submitted only three times. This can
either be consecutively or at different years.
No more than five players can be elected to the ASA
National Softball Hall of Fame. One player, however, can be
elected in the old-timer category if there is a nominee who
gets the required number of votes.
A nomination form must be completed and sent along with a
scrapbook and other supporting documents highlighting the
nominee's career to the ASA National Office by September 1 of
the year submitted. All nominations will be considered at the
ASA Annual Meeting by the ASA Hall of Fame Committee.
Nominations can be made only by ASA commissioners, past
presidents and commissioner emeritus. No more than two
nominations per year can be made by these individuals.
Pre 1951: If a player competed from
1933 through 1950, he or she will be judged on the material
available during those years because All-American records
aren't complete and second-team All-America teams weren't
started until 19
1951-1985: To
be considered a player must have been named to three
All-American teams. If a player has any combination of five
All-Star teams, he/she will be considered. Nominations should
include how the player performed at the national championship
level, including listing statistics and if the nominee led the
national championship in a specific category (example: batting
champion).
Post 1985: To be
nominated, a player must have been selected to a minimum five
All-American teams and /or a combination of seven All-Star
Fast Pitch Series/All-American teams.
Pre 1982: A player must have been
selected first-team All-America twice and second-team
All-America once.
Post 1982: A
player must have been selected first-team All-America a
minimum of five times and second-team All-America a minimum of
two times. Any combination of nine All-Star Slow Pitch Series
and All-American teams will be considered.
Nominees can be
submitted in the following categories: umpire, manager,
sponsor, commissioners and meritorious service, which can
include any of the other listed categories. All nominees must
be retired at least three years.
Umpire:
(1) The nominee must have
umpired 15 years and in at least five ASA national
championships.
Manager:
(1)
Nominee must have managed at least 15 years and in five ASA
national championships.
Sponsors:
(1) Must have sponsored a
team or teams for 10 years and participated in four National
Championship finals.
Commissioners:
(1) Must have served
as an ASA state or metro commissioner for at least 15 years
plus have served in the following areas:
- Been a regional director
- Chair or vice-chair of a national committee
- Host of National Championship
- Special recognition received and/or other honors
received for service to humanity.
Meritorious Service:This nominee's
contributions to softball must have made an impact at the
national level and can include any combination of the above
categories. In addition, years of service, being an
organizer-builder of softball and financial contributions to
the sport are also considered.
In these categories a total of 10 can be selected with no
more than three in any one category.
Those elected to the ASA Hall of Fame in the player and
non-player categories will be enshrined at the site of the ASA
National Council Meeting each year.
For information concerning Hall of Fame eligibility
procedures, or if you have questions regarding Hall of Fame
nomination, contact Holly Krivokapich, Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications, at (405) 425-3431 or through e-mail: hollyk@softball.org.